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many commentators said he dominated the debate while obama lacked energy. we have this report. >> in a country is fraught with a bitter political divisions, and there is a rare moment of agreement. >> from mitt romney outshines president obama in the first date. >> the consensus of the american media -- mitt was the hit. president didn't seem to want to let go. he started with a standard campaign like -- is but it would cut taxes for the wealthy and hurt the middle-class. >> that kind of top down economics where folks the topper doing well in the average person making a $3 million is getting a $250,000 tax break while middle-class families are burden further, that is not what i believe is a recipe for economic growth. >> mitt romney was having a that. >> under the president's policies, middle income families had been buried. middle-income families have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in at del. i will call it the economy tax. >> commit romney, so often stiff and wooden seemed a different man. look at the gleam in his eyes as he talked d
many commentators said he dominated the debate while obama lacked energy. we have this report. >> in a country is fraught with a bitter political divisions, and there is a rare moment of agreement. >> from mitt romney outshines president obama in the first date. >> the consensus of the american media -- mitt was the hit. president didn't seem to want to let go. he started with a standard campaign like -- is but it would cut taxes for the wealthy and hurt the middle-class....
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unlike the first debate between obama and romney, the next two will deal with foreign policy, including an all foreign policy forum on october 22. tonight, we will preview the next two debates and look at the critical foreign-policy issues of our time with phyllis bennis at ththe new director of international projectsism. that is coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just tried to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed two million dollars to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp out color. -- we can stamp out hunger. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: phyllis bennis is the new director for the international ism project. she joined us tonight from new york. it is good to have you back on this program. >> great to be with you, tavis. poopsie but in and ryan went -- tavis: biden and ryan went after it tonight.
unlike the first debate between obama and romney, the next two will deal with foreign policy, including an all foreign policy forum on october 22. tonight, we will preview the next two debates and look at the critical foreign-policy issues of our time with phyllis bennis at ththe new director of international projectsism. that is coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just tried to live my life every day by...
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president obama in the second debate. >> gabby giffords who came back from a real tragedy and is now back and deserves all the commendation that you can muster up. >> that's a lovely tribute and choice. >> massachusetts campaign was looking sad and troubled there for a while. but she has stuck to it and came out the winner. >> republican governor scott walker. this has been gummed up already by buchanan. despite a bruising show down recall, plus organized labors national money war chest lined up against him, scott walker won handily. does he have a future? >> he does. and you copied mine pretty well. >> most original thinker? >> my magazine the american conservative, which an awful lot of people are looking at and commenting favorably on. something different than the consecutive interventionist. >> do you have a membership to that magazine? >> no, i don't get a dime for it. >> thanks for clearing that up. >> original thinkers misguided senate candidate todd akin in missouri, who says if a woman is legitimately raped the body shuts down and cannot conceive a pregnancy. >> fed chairman
president obama in the second debate. >> gabby giffords who came back from a real tragedy and is now back and deserves all the commendation that you can muster up. >> that's a lovely tribute and choice. >> massachusetts campaign was looking sad and troubled there for a while. but she has stuck to it and came out the winner. >> republican governor scott walker. this has been gummed up already by buchanan. despite a bruising show down recall, plus organized labors national...
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>> the military is having that kind of rounded debate because president obama has given them a set of deadlines and set of numbers. they're at 94,000 troops now. they're going to be at 68,000 troops in september of 2012 in the middle of the election campaign. they'll be at a smaller number after that so they have to adjust. there is a robust debate on exactly what strategy you use and what number you get to. gwen: do we hear that debate happening here at state department or the white house or are they completely consumed with domestic re-election? >> there's definitely a debate at the white house particularly about afghanistan. there is a wing at the white house that thinks that even our aggressive pullout time table is not aggressive enough and there are people who are pushing for, come next summer, for president obama to come out and announce something even more aggressive as a pullout. they think the americans have completely lost their appetite for war and they look at that as an opportunity for president obama to reap political benefits in saying we're pulling out of afghanistan.
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was he too, i think al put it, it was very similar to obama from the first debate, if you will, and i thought, you know, you want to look at this from a battle ground state termsable i thought the most interesting exchange to me that sort of tells you where mitt romney, how mitt romney is doing in the state of hydro was the auto bailout back and forth so the president brings it up and mitt romney decides he has to respond on the auto deal, let me answer a bunch of things and i will pick the auto bailout, a question remember about china. >> rose: right. >> let me take the auto bailout question. well, i tell you that to mesa tell that, a, that what is standing in the way of mitt romney and carrying the state of high owe is this perception on where he was on the auto bailout, i thought his answer was probably more confusing today as it has been before when he tried to explain, well actually president obama started the auto bailout and then, you know,, i wasn't for that, i was for in managed -- and he was all over the map but it was one of these interesting tells to me that says, okay, he
was he too, i think al put it, it was very similar to obama from the first debate, if you will, and i thought, you know, you want to look at this from a battle ground state termsable i thought the most interesting exchange to me that sort of tells you where mitt romney, how mitt romney is doing in the state of hydro was the auto bailout back and forth so the president brings it up and mitt romney decides he has to respond on the auto deal, let me answer a bunch of things and i will pick the...
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that there was with obama, now of course there won't be because it is a vice presidential debate but i think that ryan is thinking about his future, i think can probably feel okay with the way he performed. >> rose: katty kay, you are coming to us now from washington, your impressions? >> yeah, i agree, i think paul ryan performed well and republicans will be quite happy with him, he was clear, he was coconcise, he too was energetic and we have never seen him perform on such a huge national platform as this one, and he held his own against joe biden, i mean, this debate some polls are giving it divide and some are giving it to ryan which suggests to me it is pretty much of a wash. i wonder how much this helped barack obama. i think that one of the things that people are going to remember about this debate is less what joe biden or paul ryan said than joe bide's constant smiling, shaking his head, oh, my god, looking i thought at some point at something that was just suggesting maybe a little unhinged, i actually thought it came across as slightly condescending and pat tronizing and e
that there was with obama, now of course there won't be because it is a vice presidential debate but i think that ryan is thinking about his future, i think can probably feel okay with the way he performed. >> rose: katty kay, you are coming to us now from washington, your impressions? >> yeah, i agree, i think paul ryan performed well and republicans will be quite happy with him, he was clear, he was coconcise, he too was energetic and we have never seen him perform on such a huge...
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." >> woodruff: in an unusually public exposure of an internal government debate, obama administration officials confirm they are deciding whether to target an american citizen living in pakistan, who is believed to be plotting terrorist attacks. the disclosure comes as the administration considers the extent of the president's powers and amid new revelations about the technology behind unmanned drones so often used to go after terrorists abroad. for more, we turn to mark mazzetti of the new york times, who wrote today's story about the american citizen abroad. he's also the author of "the way of the knife: the c.i.a., a secret army, and a war at the ends of the earth." mark mazzetti, welcome back to the program. >> thanks for having me on. >> pelley: who is the person they're targeting and where is he or she? >> we don't know the answer to both questions. we don't know the identity of the person under discussion and as we reported the person is if pakistan and the assumption is that he is in the western part of pakistan in the mountain which is is traditionally out-of-bounds for the p
." >> woodruff: in an unusually public exposure of an internal government debate, obama administration officials confirm they are deciding whether to target an american citizen living in pakistan, who is believed to be plotting terrorist attacks. the disclosure comes as the administration considers the extent of the president's powers and amid new revelations about the technology behind unmanned drones so often used to go after terrorists abroad. for more, we turn to mark mazzetti of...
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president obama was ready after the first debate. he called him out, saying you've had this position before and -- gwen: romnesia. but this puzzled me, some thought romney won all the debates. he had the most to 2k3w5eu7b89 >> just by standing there next to the commander in chief you raise your level because you are actually going toe to toe with the commander in chief -- chief on questions of foreign policy. and interesting, during the debate i was getting all these emails from conservative republicans, one of whom said i'm going to go have another bourbon right now particularly after the president said withdraw from afghanistan on this timetable without questioning it or talking about the commanders on the ground and all the rest. so it was -- well, to me all the sort of neo-cons -- gwen: did that bother them? >> yes. but they're not about to say anything right now. kind of holding their fire. >> partisans and foreign policy experts by myself were really expecting the clash of world views. when you get to a debate, you really want
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the unemployment rate is not going to come down to make obama comfortable. it will not get to 6%. >> happy news in 2011, a republican house. the two-year experiment of hyper-liberalsim iism is over. we have two years of a debate between large and small government, the social democratic agenda and the resistance of the tea party. that great debate that went on for two years and the resolution will be in 2012. >> the speaker of the house is john boehner. he says he will start the new year cutting the budget by $100 billion. >> the congress will do something differently. >> the new congress comes together next wednesday. a 53-47 advantage for the democrats. how will he cut the budget by $100 billion? >> because of how the house operates, there is a great deal of influencing. i think when we were in the lame ductiok session, they had the debate for enhanced benefits for emergency workers. that showed the fights ahead. many republicans say, they have to draw the line. they couldn't draw the line at $4 billion. $100 billion they will find difficult. some of the vo
the unemployment rate is not going to come down to make obama comfortable. it will not get to 6%. >> happy news in 2011, a republican house. the two-year experiment of hyper-liberalsim iism is over. we have two years of a debate between large and small government, the social democratic agenda and the resistance of the tea party. that great debate that went on for two years and the resolution will be in 2012. >> the speaker of the house is john boehner. he says he will start the new...
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i think obama won this last debate. so far if there's an effect in the polls it hasn't been visible to me at least. that first debate had a huge effect. the last two not so much. >> ifill: who they speaking to tonight? are they speaking to the undecided women in sub urban columbus? are they speaking to the nation at large? who counts tonight? >> that's a great thing about it. you're speaking to everybody at the same time. the president's problem is... one of his problems is that he has the advantage, a lead of five points in that nbc wall street journal poll among registered voters but they're tie among thoaft most likely to vote. it's a problem of excitement, of generation, of convincing his people that their vote matters that this is an important election that he's going to make a difference. really to g. >> n them up. i'm fed up with microtargeting. there's been a loss of vision for both candidates. if i were counseling the two guys i'd say don't worry about the undecided voter in columbus. just speak your mind and g
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. >> rich with images of martin luther king and other icons, obama may join them as african- americans debate how much good he has done in power. >> we will have full coverage from the democratic national convention later this week. and controversy from the sports world. the columbia and the as blade runner has apologized for the timing of his complaint against the men that beat him in the 200 meter final. it revealed he won the race a fairly, but he says the length of some runners on blades gives them an unfair advantage. it will compete twice more before the games are over. one of the worst wildfires in recent memory. thousands of visitors to the national forest forced to evacuate. the cost of firefighting is plunging the state further into the red. despite the california reputation as the home of high tech, it is a front-line of the battle against the blazes. >> daybreak in the mountains of eastern california. she is one of more than 20 mules husband is national forest facility. these animals have long been used to back of firefighters as they go in the battle of the firefighters of
. >> rich with images of martin luther king and other icons, obama may join them as african- americans debate how much good he has done in power. >> we will have full coverage from the democratic national convention later this week. and controversy from the sports world. the columbia and the as blade runner has apologized for the timing of his complaint against the men that beat him in the 200 meter final. it revealed he won the race a fairly, but he says the length of some runners...
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why do so many americans think barack obama is muslim? and how did a local debate about an islamic center in new york come central to those two questions. 55% of those polled said u.s. muslims are patriotic americans but 46% americans said no. 46% said islam is more likely than other states to encourage violence and 55% said they wouldn't have -- mind having a mosque, but 61% oppose one to the one in manhattan. "time" magazine's cover raises the question, is america islamaphobic? >> it's out there and growing. we weren't surprised by the results on whether there should be a mosque in lower manhattan. what surprised us is the intensity of feelings and i'll mention two in particular. a full third of american public believes that a muslim american should not be allowed to even run for president. and a similar margin does not think a muslim american should be allowed to sit on the supreme court. that puts that group of people in line with americans about the 18 40's that thought only white males should have full citizenship. another amazing n
why do so many americans think barack obama is muslim? and how did a local debate about an islamic center in new york come central to those two questions. 55% of those polled said u.s. muslims are patriotic americans but 46% americans said no. 46% said islam is more likely than other states to encourage violence and 55% said they wouldn't have -- mind having a mosque, but 61% oppose one to the one in manhattan. "time" magazine's cover raises the question, is america islamaphobic?...
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obama being greeted just over 100 miles from the russian border. hanging over his visit, the fighting in ukraine with the president following close way. the american president was on a mission to reassure the baltic states, increasingly wary of russia and actions in ukraine. soviet is a former republic. president putin has his admirers here. right within is very clever. we have not had this kind of leader and a longtime. -- >> putin is very clever. person and honorable a smart politician. >> president obama gave this guarantee to the baltic states. >> if you ever asked who will come to help, you know the answer. the nato alliance. >> the president turned to russia's actions in ukraine. it is an assault on the sovereign and independent european nation. it challenges the most e-cig principles -- most basic principles, that borders cannot be drawn at the barrel of a gun. that's in ukraine there has been further shelling around the town of donetsk. there were reports that president poroshenko of ukraine and president putin agreed to a plan that might l
obama being greeted just over 100 miles from the russian border. hanging over his visit, the fighting in ukraine with the president following close way. the american president was on a mission to reassure the baltic states, increasingly wary of russia and actions in ukraine. soviet is a former republic. president putin has his admirers here. right within is very clever. we have not had this kind of leader and a longtime. -- >> putin is very clever. person and honorable a smart politician....
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but always matters for debate. but president obama has -- i think a number of the people who would have voted for him would be surprised by these developments. tavis: so finally here, given this longest war that you write about in this text, have any of our objectives, any of the initial objectives been met advice vee this longest war? -- vis-a-vis this longest war? >> i think so. al qaeda means the base in arabic and they lost their base in afghanistan as a result of the george w. bush invasion of the country. there were mistakes made. certainly in the early years of the occupation of afghanistan. doing it on the light, cheap, doing it light, not having enough boots on the ground. because of an ideological opposition to nation building. invasion of iraq gave bin laden sort of second lease of life. al qaeda in iraq which didn't exist under saddam hussein inflicted a tremendous amount of damage on iraq but itself suffered a strategic defeat there. but overall, we haven't been attacked again in any serious manner sin
but always matters for debate. but president obama has -- i think a number of the people who would have voted for him would be surprised by these developments. tavis: so finally here, given this longest war that you write about in this text, have any of our objectives, any of the initial objectives been met advice vee this longest war? -- vis-a-vis this longest war? >> i think so. al qaeda means the base in arabic and they lost their base in afghanistan as a result of the george w. bush...
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tavis: you have been one of the most esteemed moderator's of the presidential debates. with regards to the issues, what would you like to see mr. obama and whoever his opponent will be talked about that is not getting any traction at the moment? >> i think what i would like them to talk about is the big economic challenges that are not getting enough attention in the debates or for that matter from the white house. how you rebuild the economic infrastructure of this country, how we build the jobs of the people in this country. i would like to see these debates go for two hours and have a moderator just to steer. let them go after it a little bit more. tavis: the book is called "the time of our lives" written by tom brokaw. always a pleasure to have you. thank you, sir. >> always good to be with you, my friend. tavis: up next, oscar-winning actor, ben kingsley. stay with us. please welcome ben kingsley to the program. the four time oscar nominee and oscar winner for gandhi is featured in "hugo" directed by martin scorsese. here is a scene from "hugo." >> fix it. i know y
tavis: you have been one of the most esteemed moderator's of the presidential debates. with regards to the issues, what would you like to see mr. obama and whoever his opponent will be talked about that is not getting any traction at the moment? >> i think what i would like them to talk about is the big economic challenges that are not getting enough attention in the debates or for that matter from the white house. how you rebuild the economic infrastructure of this country, how we build...
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. >> the debate is in the u.s.. the imf thinks that president obama is on the right track. his speech when he presented it yesterday was very much along the lines of the imf and the projected his report. you have the long term measures that raise tax revenues. that gives you short-term support for the economy right now. in the u.s. context, it was quite striking that they're very conscious that it is not as simple as that. president obama cannot push a button. >> all eyes are on greece again. is securing another bailout, is greece still key to stabilizing the economy? >> i got this from my conversations with the chief economist. it has not only been the problems with greece that have been the problem, it was the way that greece's problems were being handled. it sends the message that the grown-ups were not in charge. the euros on was not on top of its problems. -- euro zone was not on top of its problems. it was a signal about how this goes from here. they will be looking at how the negotiations do when they go back next week. it has gone beyond that. how does the european
. >> the debate is in the u.s.. the imf thinks that president obama is on the right track. his speech when he presented it yesterday was very much along the lines of the imf and the projected his report. you have the long term measures that raise tax revenues. that gives you short-term support for the economy right now. in the u.s. context, it was quite striking that they're very conscious that it is not as simple as that. president obama cannot push a button. >> all eyes are on...
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this is the barack obama of 2008 -- >> before 2008 -- >> but the point is, is exactly obama of 2008. the one the debate he wants to have is over the bush tax cut and that is what he means by the chilean-dollar tax hike. it is a complete distortion of what the ryan plan is about. the country is heading off a cliff on debt. we of debating for a dozen years with the top rate should be. the debate should be about tax reform. it is not the bush tax cuts. what is in ryan is reducing all the rates, as added the president's own commission. everybody's rates, mid-20's, eliminating a trillion dollars worth of exemptions and deductions and loopholes, which is what we did in 1986, the most successful piece of legislation in the last 30 years. >> what you cannot get around is that the tax cuts were not paid for and he wants to -- >> he kept -- >> he wants to perpetuate -- $500 billion a year into the next decade. >> that is false. >> that is the consequence of ryan. >> it is not, it is not about the bush tax cuts. >> the ryan plan keeps the tax cuts. >> it does not, because you get all whole new
this is the barack obama of 2008 -- >> before 2008 -- >> but the point is, is exactly obama of 2008. the one the debate he wants to have is over the bush tax cut and that is what he means by the chilean-dollar tax hike. it is a complete distortion of what the ryan plan is about. the country is heading off a cliff on debt. we of debating for a dozen years with the top rate should be. the debate should be about tax reform. it is not the bush tax cuts. what is in ryan is reducing all...
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commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell," it sparked endless debate, and president obama was among those who heralded its repeal. >> 3, 2, 1. >> celebrations as history is made. euphoria from gay members of the military in the washington bar, as the ban which prevented them from serving openly was repealed. now, it is service and not such a relative that matters. >> this has been a scary day for the pentagon and for the nation. as of 12:01 this morning, we had the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." these are men and women who have put their lives on the line for this country. that is what should matter most. >> for steve and his military partner, the repeal is a milestone. when michael served overseas, steve missed him desperately, while having to keep their relationship to themselves. >> this supplement was tough. i felt all the things in the military spouse would feel, but did not get any physical support. >> finally, steve and michael can be open about their commitment. michael is confident the military will adapt to the new reality. >> the military is reluctant to change until it hap
commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell," it sparked endless debate, and president obama was among those who heralded its repeal. >> 3, 2, 1. >> celebrations as history is made. euphoria from gay members of the military in the washington bar, as the ban which prevented them from serving openly was repealed. now, it is service and not such a relative that matters. >> this has been a scary day for the pentagon and for the nation. as of 12:01 this morning, we had the...
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then the policy would be put on a more solid basis. >> rose: has barack obama -- i think i had maybe 12 meetings with hu jintao when he was president. they obviously had some kind of relationship now you have a new president, xi jinping. do you hope to see the same level of communication even better between president obama and president xi jinping? >> you see such high level contact in communication is always crucial for the future development of the relationship. so we would very much -- just very much want to see closer communication and contact between the leaders of the country. >> rose: one area where i think the united states would obviously welcome chinese help is having to do with north korea. how do you see what's going on in that country today and the dramatic news of the execution of the uncle of the present north korean leader. >> you see, there's no sufficient clarity about the domestic situation but for china this is a very important issue because our national security interests are at stake. because korea is one of our neighbors. >> rose: right. >> rose: so we have to
then the policy would be put on a more solid basis. >> rose: has barack obama -- i think i had maybe 12 meetings with hu jintao when he was president. they obviously had some kind of relationship now you have a new president, xi jinping. do you hope to see the same level of communication even better between president obama and president xi jinping? >> you see such high level contact in communication is always crucial for the future development of the relationship. so we would very...
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it has ignited a public debate and it is getting harder to ignore. bbc news. >> they are drying the crowds in the streets, clearly. obama warned republicans that he would veto any new sanctions against iran. the republicans retaliated by inviting the israeli prime minister to washington to discuss the issue without consulting obama. since the white house would normally be involved, this looks to be, at best, a breach of protocol. at worst, a snub. thank you for coming in. is this a snub? >> it is a sign of -- after the president seized control of the agenda with the state of the union, the timing is not disassociated from that. speaker boehner says, i am in charge. the republicans have control. there is not much the president can do. it is a power-play in washington and internationally. >> the speaker says, we have power around here, too. how much of a breach of protocol is this? >> it is odd. it is unusual in all those respects. it is hard to imagine the white house was unaware that this was going on. they were probably not formally consulted throug
it has ignited a public debate and it is getting harder to ignore. bbc news. >> they are drying the crowds in the streets, clearly. obama warned republicans that he would veto any new sanctions against iran. the republicans retaliated by inviting the israeli prime minister to washington to discuss the issue without consulting obama. since the white house would normally be involved, this looks to be, at best, a breach of protocol. at worst, a snub. thank you for coming in. is this a snub?...
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it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been preparing in boston. meanwhile the campaigning continued without let-up. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan arrived at a lynchburg, virginia, event with flags flying. >> this is not just an election about more take-home pay or more job creation. it's not just about preventing a debt crisis from turning us into europe. it is about what kind of country we're going to be, what kind of people we're going to be. >> woodruff: and the obama campaign turned to former president clinton in a new web video charging the romney tax plan favors the wealthy. >> i know how this works. because i'm one of those folks. if i get governor romney's 20% income tax cut, you can take away my home mortgage deduction, my
it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been preparing in boston. meanwhile the campaigning continued without let-up. republican vice...
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between obama and romney on foreign policy. i read so much commentary from people who were struck by how many times romney said, i agree with the president on this. we know because we follow these issues every day. the republicans have had no problem on domestic policy, but they do agree with a lot of what he has done because he has continued a lot of bush policies, but what does it say to the american voter in a debate about foreign policy you have to people who on a lot of stuff agree? >> one commentator said they mentioned afghanistan 40 something times, and they never mentioned in europe. there is lack of global comprehension, and it is about power. are we still strong? no. he is saying, vote for me. i can provide security. i did not ask for security. this fear is advance. tavis: you may not have asked for a cut, but every american has said his goal is to keep america safe. >> keeping the public stage is different from what we are doing. we are not in afghanistan to keep the american people say. we said we were trying to st
between obama and romney on foreign policy. i read so much commentary from people who were struck by how many times romney said, i agree with the president on this. we know because we follow these issues every day. the republicans have had no problem on domestic policy, but they do agree with a lot of what he has done because he has continued a lot of bush policies, but what does it say to the american voter in a debate about foreign policy you have to people who on a lot of stuff agree?...
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the debate of migrants crossing the border continues. president obama met today with the leaders of honduras, el salvador and guatemala. they asked for more than just border security. at milan otto perez -- uatemalan otto perez molina. gwen: that was part of ed o'keefe's conversation with molina and the president of honduras. if the president cannot get out of congress, what are his chances getting anything else? >> pretty slim. the house republicans have been providing getting $35 million much less than what the president requested. today they said actually we're only going to provide about $1 billion. most of that would go to beefing up the border control along the mexican border possibly help to pay deploying the national guard and providing some assistance but not what the president asked for in housing and in processing these immigrants and get them to family members or send them home. gwen: so what was the point? >> that he is working with these guys and insisting that they take steps in their own country not only to make improveme
the debate of migrants crossing the border continues. president obama met today with the leaders of honduras, el salvador and guatemala. they asked for more than just border security. at milan otto perez -- uatemalan otto perez molina. gwen: that was part of ed o'keefe's conversation with molina and the president of honduras. if the president cannot get out of congress, what are his chances getting anything else? >> pretty slim. the house republicans have been providing getting $35...
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it could lead us to a heated debate this week. president obama thinks knowledge and internet access are the trump cards in alleviating whirled politics. he knows the importance of this industry to the future of the u.s. economy. >> label in tonight's program where we began. they published aid joint article to date proclaiming the relationship between u.s. and britain as essential. why does it matter so much? >> as much as anything, this visit as about shifting a special relationship and to what is now being called an essential one. in new i did you redefine and establish partnership. -- a new adjective to redefine and establish partnership. there is no doubt the affection felt for the president and first lady. the message underlying the visit is that the special relationship is mutual, and not one-sided. >> it is too closely associated with the kind of desperate longing for american approval i am glad that it is out of the way. >> what is she going to talk to the queen about? >> the special relationship has always been essential,
it could lead us to a heated debate this week. president obama thinks knowledge and internet access are the trump cards in alleviating whirled politics. he knows the importance of this industry to the future of the u.s. economy. >> label in tonight's program where we began. they published aid joint article to date proclaiming the relationship between u.s. and britain as essential. why does it matter so much? >> as much as anything, this visit as about shifting a special relationship...
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(applause) >> woodruff: with that this final debate between president obama and mitt romney is done. we watched them shake hands with the moderatedder, bob schieffer of cbs and i'm sure any moment now their wives and families will come on stage to give them a hug and wish them well. >> ifill: they greet each other as if they like each other even though from watching 90 minutes it didn't much look like it. >> woodruff: it sure didn't. gwen, this was a vigorous debate over, we say, a small list of countries, most of which are located in the middle east, afghanistan, pakistan and there at the end a little bit on china. i think we did hear two clear, direct to the camera closing statements from these candidates. and i think we saw mark shields, a more shall we say restrained mitt romney than we've seen in previous debates. >> no, i thought mitt romney played the hurt party and played it quite well. and i thought the president went after him. he was quite aggressive, right from the outset. you've got, you're fighting a cold war policies of the 1980s, the social policies of the 1950s, the
(applause) >> woodruff: with that this final debate between president obama and mitt romney is done. we watched them shake hands with the moderatedder, bob schieffer of cbs and i'm sure any moment now their wives and families will come on stage to give them a hug and wish them well. >> ifill: they greet each other as if they like each other even though from watching 90 minutes it didn't much look like it. >> woodruff: it sure didn't. gwen, this was a vigorous debate over, we...
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your sense of the nominee that your party may be putting up to run against president obama? it looks like mr. rahm name may be the man. your thoughts and? -- it looks like mitt romney may be the man. your thoughts on that? >> the issue will get far more serious debate which serious solutions and not these kind of a glancing blow, if i am president i will not let iran do this or china do this. that is interesting on the campaign trail. that is not doing business -- dealing with serious issues, whoever the president is going to be dealing with. we need a lot more serious debate and high-level discussion than what we are getting, and i hope we will get that you're a good -- i hope we will get back. >> you chose not to run this time around, but i am always delighted to have your thought about these important issues. i thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> good night from l.a., and keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley ast pbs.org. tavis: join me next time for a discussion with the former google executives on the arab uprisi
your sense of the nominee that your party may be putting up to run against president obama? it looks like mr. rahm name may be the man. your thoughts and? -- it looks like mitt romney may be the man. your thoughts on that? >> the issue will get far more serious debate which serious solutions and not these kind of a glancing blow, if i am president i will not let iran do this or china do this. that is interesting on the campaign trail. that is not doing business -- dealing with serious...
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. >> we need to stand up to barack obama's massive deficit spending. >> america is not about to default on its debt, but it tells you something about the political debate that 70% of the population does not want to raise the debt ceiling to let the government may go on spending commitments congress has already passed. it's not an easy time for politicians on either side to do the right thing for the budget or the economy. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come -- a british tabloid becomes the story after allegations "news of the world" hacked into a phone from eight murdered schoolgirl sparks political uproar. today, the survivors of the massacre in sure beneath an elite dutch appeals court ruling as a significant ruling. they felt responsible -- or found responsible for the death of three muslim men. >> sure beneath the, july 1995, a so-called u.n. safe area. one that was overrun by bosnian serb forces led by radical lavage. the bosnian muslims thought they had had the protection of dutch u.n. peacekeepers. they were wrong. about 8000 muslim men and boys were massa
. >> we need to stand up to barack obama's massive deficit spending. >> america is not about to default on its debt, but it tells you something about the political debate that 70% of the population does not want to raise the debt ceiling to let the government may go on spending commitments congress has already passed. it's not an easy time for politicians on either side to do the right thing for the budget or the economy. >> you are watching "bbc world news america."...
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. >> it is the red line debate. the credibility debate. i think that would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united data that america and the president. the odd couple, obama and putin. >> weekend and this much more rapidly if russia takes a different approach to these problems. couple, boehner and pelosi. hundreds were killed and we must respond. iraqi andsts of the the response of the american people. to war with not go syria. we should mind their own business. >> british parliament says no on syria. the french is said to be divided. the russians, we know whose side putin is on. it seems to be a coalition of the unwilling when it comes to responding to serious use of chemical weapons. the question at home is whether congress will abandon president obama as well. >> i do not see that our involvement will lessen the tragedy page of history is full of opportunities of moments where someone did not act and it could've made a difference. >> i do not think we should have given up so easy on using the united nati
. >> it is the red line debate. the credibility debate. i think that would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united data that america and the president. the odd couple, obama and putin. >> weekend and this much more rapidly if russia takes a different approach to these problems. couple, boehner and pelosi. hundreds were killed and we must respond. iraqi andsts of the the response of the american people. to war with not go syria. we should mind their...
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will reduce the debates in the presidential campaign to somewhere in the range of five because he gave a lot of ammunition to the democrats. >> president obama, the eastern ukraine to create a land corridor between russia and crimea. bye-bye. the mcflawn mcmcglaughlin's group is brought to you >>> this week on moyers & company, the high cost of turning our schools into profit centers. >> in terms of the public coffers there are billions of dollars, but i think what's at stake is the future of american public education. i believe it is the foundation stone - one of the foundation stones of our democracy. so an attack on public education is an attack on democracy. >> announcer: funding is provided by anne gumowitz, encouraging the renewal of democracy. carnegie corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy, and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. the herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our
will reduce the debates in the presidential campaign to somewhere in the range of five because he gave a lot of ammunition to the democrats. >> president obama, the eastern ukraine to create a land corridor between russia and crimea. bye-bye. the mcflawn mcmcglaughlin's group is brought to you >>> this week on moyers & company, the high cost of turning our schools into profit centers. >> in terms of the public coffers there are billions of dollars, but i think what's at...
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but i promise you this, the closer we get, the more emotional this debate is going to become. immigration has always been an issue that inflames passions. gwen: and that's where things get sticky because all the players in this, the president, the senate, the house, they may not be talking about the same things. i'm not certain they're all on the same page. >> they are and they aren't. there are going to be differents and we're going to start to see them explode in the next couple of months. while there were different entities coming from different points of view they're arriving at the same place. you have tea party republicans saying that we have to legalize this 11 million undocumented population and that has never happened before. this is a brand-new era for the republicans and there are some republicans that i've talked to who are irritateed that nobody has noticed that. there's been a real shift on just the whole debate since the last time that we talked about it, which was in 2007, but the problem starts to come when we decide about citizenship. do these undocumented im
but i promise you this, the closer we get, the more emotional this debate is going to become. immigration has always been an issue that inflames passions. gwen: and that's where things get sticky because all the players in this, the president, the senate, the house, they may not be talking about the same things. i'm not certain they're all on the same page. >> they are and they aren't. there are going to be differents and we're going to start to see them explode in the next couple of...
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i have seen him in debates and in massachusetts, he is a good well and obama is a very, very very good speaker. >> and he doesn't have clinton at his side. >> and he has had four years. four years. and this is where we are in the economy today. what do you think? >> that's because -- well, considering how obama -- well, the economy doing so badly, obama according to precedent should be about 10 points behind right now but the fact that he is not to, and neck and neck and only a point ahead indicates anything two >>> predictions. dim? >> the lame duck congress will avert the fiscal cliff only by kicking the can down the road. >> eleanor? >> both campaigns turning to debate prep, the white house bringing back anita dunn to oversee the pret. >> mort? >> the israelis will not attack iran until after the election. >> clarence? >> mitt romney will do surprisingly well in the first debate because expectations are so low. >> two parts of spain will break away two months from now and the
i have seen him in debates and in massachusetts, he is a good well and obama is a very, very very good speaker. >> and he doesn't have clinton at his side. >> and he has had four years. four years. and this is where we are in the economy today. what do you think? >> that's because -- well, considering how obama -- well, the economy doing so badly, obama according to precedent should be about 10 points behind right now but the fact that he is not to, and neck and neck and only...
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palestinians were barely mentioned in this week's presidential debate on foreign policy. the current violence in and around gaza and may well quiet them down. but today's funerals are unlikely to be the last. at some point, there will be more israeli air strikes and more palestinian rockets. the middle east posing most intractable conflict -- the middle east's most intractable conflict remains unsolved. >> an unofficial cease-fire has been reached with hamas. a source within the palestinian group says a truce will begin midnight local time 13 days to go until the u.s. chooses the next president. each side is trying to get an all-important women's vote. what is driving their decision? steve kingston went to denver, colorado to find out. >> the breathtaking fall splendor of the rocky mountains. in his foothills sit the mile high city. the beating heart of a critical swing states, a state where women voters outnumber men by more than 100,000. >> my name is rebecca. i am a single mother with three teenage children. >> i am catherine. my husband is working two jobs while i sta
palestinians were barely mentioned in this week's presidential debate on foreign policy. the current violence in and around gaza and may well quiet them down. but today's funerals are unlikely to be the last. at some point, there will be more israeli air strikes and more palestinian rockets. the middle east posing most intractable conflict -- the middle east's most intractable conflict remains unsolved. >> an unofficial cease-fire has been reached with hamas. a source within the...
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in 2008 made obama it clear he believed these techniques were not useful. by banning their use in 2009 as soon as he became president, he was voting that they are not useful and would not be in the future. his own cia chief would not take a position on it. >> he said himself at odds with former cia directors who have said quite adamantly that these were valuable techniques that directly save lives. john brennan did not go that far. >> he didn't. that's why i said he's walking a delicate line. you could see from his statements that he wanted to make a defense that they may have been useful, but he knew he couldn't get too much space between himself and the president. >> what is the american public stand on this, wanting to forget about the whole thing? >> they probably do. for many of them, they are coming back and saying why am i seeing dick cheney on my tv set again, calling this report a load of crap i think was his phrase, and so forth. the american public has made it pretty clear that they don't , butpeople tortured remember, views on this all have to d
in 2008 made obama it clear he believed these techniques were not useful. by banning their use in 2009 as soon as he became president, he was voting that they are not useful and would not be in the future. his own cia chief would not take a position on it. >> he said himself at odds with former cia directors who have said quite adamantly that these were valuable techniques that directly save lives. john brennan did not go that far. >> he didn't. that's why i said he's walking a...
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president obama acknowledges the u.s. misjudged the threat posed by the islamic state group and sparks debate over what to do about the militant's rise. plus, we travel to kenya, for a close-up look at effort
president obama acknowledges the u.s. misjudged the threat posed by the islamic state group and sparks debate over what to do about the militant's rise. plus, we travel to kenya, for a close-up look at effort
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she did say, i give obama credit for the stuff that he got in there. you know, the unemployment, the democratic side of the ledger is what she talked about. but, you know, she wasn't -- this isn't something she had a hand in. it wasn't something she was proud of. >> i watched this process, i wondered if part of what was going on here is congress is just sort of out of practice on compromising. gwen: if i can piggy back on that, this earmarks debate where they pulled the budget bill off the floor and the republicans basically won without compromising to take $8 billion in earmarks out of their bill. >> yeah, that's right. compromise is kind of a habit and there hasn't been a lot of that going on. but earmarks have always been a big part of the way deals are cut. you can get your project, i get mine. but the mid-term elections put such a cloud of scandal around earmarks that when harry reid tried to bring up this big spending bill, a lot of people -- he thought he had the 60 votes to get it past the filibuster, but the republicans started going south, ev
she did say, i give obama credit for the stuff that he got in there. you know, the unemployment, the democratic side of the ledger is what she talked about. but, you know, she wasn't -- this isn't something she had a hand in. it wasn't something she was proud of. >> i watched this process, i wondered if part of what was going on here is congress is just sort of out of practice on compromising. gwen: if i can piggy back on that, this earmarks debate where they pulled the budget bill off...
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it can joe biden stem the bleeding and undo the damage clearly done the barack obama last week? i think he needs to win the debate to change the narrative at this point. also, who is paul ryan? we have been watching clips on american cable to the when james scott hail, ross perot's running mate and turned the camera and said, who am i, why here? we ask that about paul ryan because we know who he is. the democrat bashing hook young got a republican, but he doesn't know where he is in terms of his relationship to governor romney. he will come under pressure to define that tonight. >> we have seen the polls move in as governor romney's favor. you have been at the swing states, what is your impression? >> i have been in florida and ohio. certainly everybody i spoke to was convinced that governor romney won and even obama supporters and are wondering if they're going to vote for him or move over. what is very clear is it really is going to be the economy that decides it. in the economy of monthly and quarterly data releases, this is the economy of day-to-day lives. the struggle to fi
it can joe biden stem the bleeding and undo the damage clearly done the barack obama last week? i think he needs to win the debate to change the narrative at this point. also, who is paul ryan? we have been watching clips on american cable to the when james scott hail, ross perot's running mate and turned the camera and said, who am i, why here? we ask that about paul ryan because we know who he is. the democrat bashing hook young got a republican, but he doesn't know where he is in terms of...
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, president obama led the nation in a moment of silence for the victims. barack's and michelle obama stood with their heads about outside the white house -- barack and michelle. it was also for the critically wounded congresswoman, gabrielle giffords. >> led by the president, americans were cited for a minute, a mark of respect for the victims of the attack -- americans were silent. flags were at half mast for the six who were killed. they include a nine-two old girl, a federal judge, and one of the congresswoman's aides. congresswoman giffords was shot in the head. the gunman fired indiscriminately before he was wrestled to the ground. the suspect, jared lee loughner, is described as a troubled young man, was on line -- online postings. doctors gave the latest assessment of her progress. >> at this base in the game, no change is good, and we have no change. the cat scans are showing that there is no progression of that swelling. we are not out of the woods yet, but swelling can sometimes take three days or five days, and every day that goes by and we do n
, president obama led the nation in a moment of silence for the victims. barack's and michelle obama stood with their heads about outside the white house -- barack and michelle. it was also for the critically wounded congresswoman, gabrielle giffords. >> led by the president, americans were cited for a minute, a mark of respect for the victims of the attack -- americans were silent. flags were at half mast for the six who were killed. they include a nine-two old girl, a federal judge, and...
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given this passage is there any doubt in your mind that president obama's view is that the u.s. constitution is antiquated? >> i wouldn't say antiquated but i would say that it's pastime for people to hide behind the constitution and fail to face the challenges of today. and the most immediate issue that comes to mind, of course, is gun violence. and to rely on a second amendment that basically talks about creation -- creating militias to put down rebellion to apply that today to an unfettered right to have assault weapons with 30 or 60 rounds so you can go out and gun down little children, that then the constitution can be interpreted in a more elastic way. >> don't you think he's doing us a favor by remaining us that it is a living document and it must be accommodated to the conditions of today, but that doesn't necessarily has to be ripped apart or ignored in any respect. >> i agree with both sides of what you just said but it is a living document. it has been evolving throughout the history of this country. the courts ultimately are going to be the deciders, as we say, over
given this passage is there any doubt in your mind that president obama's view is that the u.s. constitution is antiquated? >> i wouldn't say antiquated but i would say that it's pastime for people to hide behind the constitution and fail to face the challenges of today. and the most immediate issue that comes to mind, of course, is gun violence. and to rely on a second amendment that basically talks about creation -- creating militias to put down rebellion to apply that today to an...